Cubs Blank Angels at Diablo Park
Jhonny Pereda roped an RBI single, doubled, and walked, Roney Alcala doubled twice and drove-in a run, and LHSP Jose Paulino hurled five innings of shutout ball with an 11/0 GO/FO and combined with three relievers to toss a five-hit shutout, as the Cubs blanked the Angels 4-0 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #7 at Diablo Park in Tempe, AZ.
Chris Denorfia (on Cubs MLB 15-day DL with a strained hamstring) continued his EXST rehab today, playing left field for all nine innings and getting four AB. He drilled line-drive singles in each of his first two PA, then walked his third time up, and flied out to the warning track in left in his fourth and final AB, Denorfia was running the bases at full-tilt and he made a nice running catch in left (although he had to wait until Jose Paulino left the game to do it, because Paulino was a "ground-ball machine" today).
The plan at present is for Denorfia to remain at Extended Spring Training through Saturday, but actually he looks to be 100% right now.
Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
CUBS LINEUP:
1. Shawon Dunston Jr, DH #1: 1-4 (1B, P-5, 4-6 FC, F-8, R)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIFTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
2. Chris Denorfia, LF: 2-3 (1B, 1B, BB, F-7)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIFTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
3a. Ricardo Marcano, RF: 1-3 (4-6-3 DP, 5-4 FC, 1B, R)
3b. Danny Gutierrez, RF: 0-1 (BB, 4-3, R)
4. Roney Alcala, 1B: 2-5 (F-8, 2B, 6-3 DP, 2B, F-7, RBI)
5. Varonex Cuevas, 3B: 1-2 (1B, BB, BB, P-6, R, CS)
6. Jhonny Pereda, C-DH: 2-2 (2B, 1B, BB, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
7. Calvin Graves, CF: 1-3 (1B, 6-3, 6-3, BB, RBI, CS)
8. Carlos Jimenez, 2B: 0-3 (BB, F-8, P-4, P-4, SB)
9. Andruw Monasterio, SS: 0-3 (K, HBP, F-9, 6-U FC)
10a. Yohan Matos, DH #2: 0-2 (K, F-9)
10b. Erick Castillo, C: 0-1 (BB, F-7, PO)
CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Jose Paulino: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 11/0 GO/FO, 72 pitches (44 strikes)
2. Alexander Santana: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GO/FO, 27 pitches (15 strikes)
3. Dillon Maples: 1.0 IP, 1 H,. 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 2/0 GO/FO, 11 pitches (6 strikes)
4. Greyfer Eregua: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/3 GO/FO, 10 pitches (5 strikes)
CUBS ERRORS: NONE
CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Jhonny Pereda: 0-1 CS
WEATHER: Sunny and a bit breezy with temperatures 100+
ATTENDANCE: 8
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